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Posted in Michael's Musings on Nov 29th, 2006
I will be the first to admit that the strangest things set me off. Minutiae are my archenemy. I sweat the small stuff, and ignore the big stuff. I think that makes me unique. Most people close to me would have a slightly differing opinion.
I have been planning a musing for sometime where I [...]
Posted in Michael's Musings on Nov 20th, 2006
One of the top news stories today is the report out of a Pentagon panel put together to decide on options for the war in Iraq. Their options, courtesy of Reuters, have been dubbed “Go Home,” “Go Big” and “Go Longer.”” This, besides sounding like the subject line of an e-mail in my spam folder, [...]
Posted in Racing on Nov 14th, 2006
The second weekend of November saw a new addition to the halfbakedschemes racing stable. It is a mild detour from past experience, but will present many of its own challenges.
The team purchased a Mod Lite (or dwarf car), which is a smaller scale racecar powered by a motorcycle engine. Yes, it will only turn [...]
Posted in Announcements, Film Reviews on Nov 12th, 2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Written by Zach Helm and Directed by Marc Forster
Starring Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Derek Wyman sits in his car writing this review on a legal pad by the light of the one functioning street lamp in the parking lot of the movie theater. He is trying to get the breadth [...]
Posted in Michael's Musings on Nov 7th, 2006
Ventured to the rent a car dealer again tonight. Most of the time it is for “pleasure” (at least this is what they tell me), however this was actually for a work trip.
I rent a lot of cars. This is predominantly because the rate is so good it doesn’t make sense to beat on my [...]
Posted in Announcements on Nov 3rd, 2006
Alright, I know I overuse that tag line, but it seems fitting this time. After many years of procrastination, I am committed to bringing back my Film Review section. And, in a disgustingly transparent attempt at seeming genuine, my first steps in this re-endeavor will be to repost a few of the very old essays [...]
Posted in Michael's Musings on Nov 1st, 2006
Lunch was somewhat awkward today. I brought it on myself, but that is irrelevant.
Some background info: When working in a cubicle farm environment, there is a propensity for “celebrations” to pop up.
Reasons include someone is leaving, moving to a new assignment, the paternity test came back negative, group bonding, etc. Two weeks ago, I received [...]
